Mountain Bike Holidays in Europe

Europe has so much to offer those of us who enjoy biking off the beaten track. From mountain ranges to coastal routes and jaw dropping lakes in between, Europe really does have everything for the perfect mountain bike holiday.

Whether you prefer cross country riding, gnarly single-track or technical off-road trails, we've a mountain biking holiday with your name on it. Popular locations where you can blast the trails with us, include Southern Spain, Sardinia and Portugal.

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A brilliant place to place mountain bike holiday in Italy, great fun for bikers of all ability from fit cyclists with some off-road experience to advanced riders looking for a relaxing holiday. The route alternates between dirt tracks, remote mountain roads, fun singletrack trails and quiet asphalt roads. With steep climbs and thrilling descents this is a journey deep into the heart of Sardinia. Overall the trip requires a reasonable level of fitness rather than technical ability.
Starting near Montevecchio, at the agrit...

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09 to 16 Mar - Our Roman Trails tour will give you a chance to travel from the mountainous north to the vast prairies of the south this Spring.

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A great place to place / cross-country mountain bike journey in Portugal that follows remote trails and old Roman tracks all spliced together with rocky singletrack, as we traverse from south to north.
Meandering along the border with Spain riding through fascinating ancient villages, each day offers a different selection of challenges including long climbs and tricky technical sections. We begin our biking amongst the granite landscapes of Marvão.
In this land of wild boar and deer we pass through stunning me...

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Spanish mountain biking at its very best. We've been offering mountain bike holidays in Spain since 1996 and have an unrivalled knowledge of these legendary mountain biking trails. While somewhat known amongst walkers, The Picos de Europa remain one of mountain biking's best kept secrets. Remote trails wind their way through the high peaks and meadows, a fantastic mix of singletrack and vehicle width paths. Join us on an incredible mountain bike tour that takes you through Spain's Picos de Europa National Park and three ver...

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A lovely place to place self guided mountain bike holiday in Italy, that alternates between dirt tracks and quiet asphalt roads, steep climbs and thrilling descents. This is a journey deep into the heart of Sardinia, requiring a reasonable level of fitness rather than technical ability.
Starting near Montevecchio, at the agriturismo famous for its delicious home made pasta, we set off east taking us past an ever changing landscape of olive groves and vineyards, lush green oak woods and into breathtaking wilderness mounta...

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A fantastic mountain bike holiday from north to south Sardinia. This is the ultimate place to place Sardinian mountain bike trip and is a dramatic ride through true wilderness. High rugged mountains, open plateaux, dense woods, waterfalls and streams all provide the scenery for what is a challenging yet rewarding biking journey. This is a tour for the fit and experienced mountain biker, with testing riding and long days across a variety of terrains.
During the trip we'll take you through a variety of landscapes and along...

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24 Feb to 03 Mar - Join our exciting place to place mountain biking journey that moves across Andalucia on a full range of trails with different surfaces to test your skills!

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This is surely the ultimate place to place mountain biking tour in Andalucia. With mountain biking in Southern Spain becoming ever more popular, this trip stands out from the crowd as a truly remote cross country journey. Getting away from the coast and into the mountains means we are unlikely to encounter more than an occasional other rider and will have these fantastic trails all to ourselves!
It's a heady Spanish concoction, aimed at getting even the most seasoned mountain biker grinning. The riding during the tour va...

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This mountain bike holiday will give you a great taste of some of Portugal's most fantastic biking. The journey takes us on a tour of the highlights of the Lisbon region and its many great riding areas. While not well-known outside Potugal local riders have been enjoying these trails for years and included in the trip are two of Portugal's picturesque natural parks; Sintra and Arrabida.
The riding on this biking trip is varied and interesting, with trails ranging from wide-open paths to tight and technical singletrack. O...

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A true classic, our mountain biking holiday in the Sierra Nevada mountains is designed to be both challenging and incredibly rewarding for experienced mountain bikers. We have the opportunity to explore seldom-ridden trails through the high mountains and highlights include two nights spent in mountain refugios spectacularly located at over 2500 metres. Our Spanish team is convinced that the Sierra Nevada provides some of the finest riding you will experience anywhere in Europe. Our take on the Sierra Nevada adheres to the Sa...

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The Tuscan landscape hosts a fantastic mountain bike holiday in Italy. The famous sights of Tuscany are combined with great biking exploring woodlands, hills and valleys with some great tracks and routes that link famous hilltop towns such as San Gimignano, Siena, Pienza. This biking holiday in classic tuscany will enchant with its natural beauty as well as reward with the quality of the riding. While perhaps more well know for the rolling hills and quiet roads, Tuscany's long history of trade and agriculture has resulted in...

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Join us for this once-in-a-lifetime adventure through the heartland of Spain on one of our flagship mountain biking holidays. The Ruta de la Plata is an ancient trading and pilgrimage route taking us from the quintessentially Andalucian city of Seville through the green valleys of the far north west to the beautiful granite city of Santiago de Compostela. This is Spanish wilderness biking at its best with long climbs, thrilling descents and new challenges every day. Each day the route leads us ever northwards over a range of...

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The Pyrenees, Europe's second largest mountain range, provide the background for a fantastic mountain biking adventure. Until recently, this riding heaven has been kept as a secret by local riders. Finding it increasingly difficult to keep their precious secret they have decided to share what they (and us) believe to be the best riding in Europe. The results are awesome, with hundreds of kilometres of singletrack snaking it's way through some of Europe's most stunning scenery.
We will be exploring the hills and mountai...

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Our objective in designing this itinerary is simple; to explore the best riding the south of Spain has to offer and package it together in one fantastic mountain biking holiday. In an area famous for the quality of the riding, we have sought out the most fun flowing trails and combined them with enough technical challenges to keep all levels of riders on their toes. The guides' view it as a collection of their favorite day rides from their 15-plus years of exploration in the area and are inviting you to come along and join t...

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A fantastic cross country mountain biking adventure through Italy's famous Brenta Dolomites. This incredibly rewarding place to place adventure allows us to explore deep into the heart of the mighty Dolomites, on a range of trails that suit all levels of riders.
Designed to take in a diverse variety of trails, we will be using a great mix of dirt roads, forest tracks, fun singletrack and open rural trails. The scenery is breathtaking, with views over the high mountains and across alpine lakes. From time to time we'll pas...

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The Tuscan landscape hosts this fantastic self guided mountain bike holiday. The famous sights of Tuscany are combined with great biking exploring woodlands, hills and valleys with some great tracks and routes that link famous hilltop towns such as San Gimignano, Siena, Pienza. This holiday will enchant with its natural beauty as well as reward with the quality of the riding. While perhaps more well know for the rolling hills and quiet roads, Tuscany's long history of trade and agriculture has resulted in an extensive networ...

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It's thanks to pirates that we have the privilage of this fantastic trip. Menorca is strategic gem in the Mediteranean, with one of the largest and deepest natural harbours in the world and was continually invaded by pirates. So the Cami de Cavalls was built in the 14th century to circumnavigate the island, connecting watchtowers and patrolled by military on horseback to spread the news of approaching invaders.
For the mountain biker the results are a spectacular 200km coastal trail with a high percentage of blazing sing...

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Join us on this thrilling mountain biking holiday through the trails of central Italy. We trace the steps of the Via Francigena, an ancient route between the northern regions of Europe and the south, carrying merchants, armies and pilgrims from as far as Canterbury to Rome and on to Jerusalem.
Now the Via Francigena is a network of trails, roads and tracks that are followed not only by faithful pilgrims on their way to Rome, but also walkers and bikers who are looking for an exciting journey.
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Forming a dramatic border between France and Italy, the Alps of the Haute-Savoie offer mind-blowing landscapes linked by a labyrinth of amazing trails. This is a true mountain biker's "Shangri-la". The grandeur of the scenery is truly breathtaking, on top of which you add the delights of twisting singletrack, high alpine snaking ridge trails, fun flowing trails through forests.
We'll take you through two very contrasting regions and cultures as we ride in France and Italy, through pastures, along lakes sides, past ancien...

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Our local Skedaddle Italia team have put all their knowledge together and have come up with the best singletrack on the Island. Endless fun trails snake through some of the Mediterranean's most stunning landscape, from coastal areas to impenetrable forested mountains.
Skedaddle mountain bikers have visited the south west of Sardinia for the last 18 years – it was one of the first mountain biking destinations in the catalogue - when biking was almost unknown on the Island! Since then, things have changed and the loc...

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This fantastic itinerary explores the many diverse trails of Terra Magica, the 'Magic Land' of Istria. From the rocky trails of the Skitaca peninsula to the cobbled streets of medieval Motovun this holiday will deliver great riding and breath-taking cultural delights.
Basing ourselves in Rabac, a small town perched on the shores of the Adriatic, we will make use of short transfers each day to visit many unique regions of the Istrian peninsula. The riding is varied and rewarding; with most days featuring interesting chall...

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The Camino Primitivo is a wild, dramatic route that follows a little known but original pilgrims trail to Santiago de Compostela in Galicia. This exciting new holiday is a chance for mountain bikers to take a wild ride through the remote mountains of Northern Spain.
Starting off from the proud capital of Asturias, beside its magnificent cathedral, this historic trail takes the adventurous rider through a beautiful region of forested valleys, open pasture, wild mountainsides and ancient hamlets and villages, born from a n...

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